The short story "The Old Man of Heron of Village" is the poignant tale of simple farmer during China's turbulent Cultural Revolution who finds a chance to express his deep love for the man who is a living Buddha to him - Chairman Mao. However, his efforts lead him into a world beyond his understanding.

This a short play for two actors that follows a school-age boyfriend and girlfriend through a break-up. Suitable for all ages. No performance fee required as long as authorial attribution is correctly used.

Life often gives us challenges and sometimes pain becomes agony and we find no way out of it. This is when fighters are born; those who never quit. Yes, what people may say but there is something called destiny; things which are not in our control. We all go through times in life when we just say “Why me?” Either you stand up to fight again or vanish forever.
Difficult situations make champions.

In 2007, self-publishing author, Amanda Blackburn accepts an assignment in Japan to help exonerate the name of a former soldier who served in the post-war Australian occupation army in 1946. The soldier’s damning exploits are revealed in a journal written by an unidentified veteran. A tender love story set against the background of Atomic devastation.

On the brink of a new phase in Sandy’s life, she realizes that all she knows how to do is exactly what she does not want to do. As she attempts to postpone her doomed career, she finds herself bound to an old family tradition, one that she hates more than her major. With horrible arranged dates, a cute and interesting guy, and split careers, will she be able to live life the way she wants?

Ulloola Yaluma has done a bad, bad thing. Worse, everyone in the Sea Eagle clan knows about it. When the old men send him across the mountains carrying news of the great bunya feasting, Ulloola thinks he’s got off lightly. But when he begins his bride-service for his betrothed, the very beautiful and independent Baringa, things get very, very dangerous.
"Very beautiful writing" ABC

Mystery-suspense-thriller writer, Faith Mortimer warmly welcomes you to her anthology of short mystery stories, "The Bamboo Mirror". In three of the stories the reader is introduced to sleuth, Diana Rivers who features in Faith's mystery thriller series of full-length novels. In "The Bamboo Mirror" each story has a unique setting, is sometimes psychological and always with a twist in the ending.

Love is not a burden. It frees the one who loves and being loved. Because love is a grandeur that softens and brightens the lives of those who have it.
As fate pulled the lines, both Alex and Claire had kept their dark secret away from each other. Alex keeps some dark secrets in order to bring them together and Claire keeps a secret that will makes them never unite.

"Bollywood Extras" is like "Lolita" meets "The Day of the Locust", but set in contemporary India not America and staged against a backdrop of rabid religious terrorism. Written with the uniquely black, comedic, literary flair Dr Starrs is renown for, this, his 3rd novel, boldly captures the feel of Mumbai and the small-time players in its big-time film industry, with style, humor and originality.

…Suddenly, he saw something shiny at the bottom of the abyss. He squinted his eyes to see what it was. He ran back to his binoculars and turned them to see what it was. Sharp barbed wires that separated the two mountains came into focus. He had come as far as he could in his country. But she was standing in another country.
He was in South India and she was in North India…

Jack may be growing up with the best of prospects, friends and talent. But life has a way of going in odd directions, and for Jack, this means many a twist before finally achieving what he wants in life.
His talents in university, with friends, and in making money, are pitted against friends with varied backgrounds, from Lynette running an escort agency, to the hotel business in Brisbane.

Apasra seemed like an ordinary foreign student striving to get through Harvard University. Unknown to her peers, she has a well-kept secret.
A novel of great love. The author argues that "great love exacts a great price". It vividly shows that love is undoubtedly the noblest and mightiest of all human emotions.

Wherein we meet:
John - the hero
Keith - the villain
Jeff - the psychopath
April - the temptation
Michelle - the love interest
Gao Wen - the heart & soul
...and a peculiar foreigner who likes to hang out in netbars.

This is a short story by the classic Japanese author Tsuseko Yada. At its core, Rebellion is about human faith and frailty. The story follows Omatsu, her children, and the Christian church that both saves and destroys the fragile family. Please note that this story totals about 5000 words.